Noida: The Noida region witnessed a decline in the pass percentage this year, lagging behind the national average after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the results on Wednesday.
While the national pass percentage saw an increase of 0.04 percentage points, Noida region witnessed a drop from 89.41% in 2025 to 87.66% this year.
The region recorded a pass percentage of 87.66%, lower than the national average of 93.70%, and was ranked 20th among 22 regions, indicating a decline in its overall performance.
According to CBSE data, over 313,000 students were registered from the Noida region, of whom around 310,000 appeared for the examination. The region covers multiple districts in western Uttar Pradesh, including Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Agra, Aligarh and Bulandshahr.
Despite the regional dip, there were some individual brilliance performances as well.
In Ghaziabad, Daksh Vasudeva, a student of Amity School, Sector 6, Vasundhara, scored perfect score of 100%. “Scoring 500 out of 500 is a big achievement. He has always been a consistent performer since nursery, and now he is preparing for JEE,” said his mother Shilpa Vasudeva.
“We are elated with our students’ performance this year, with the school topper achieving 99.2%. Several students also scored a perfect 100 in subjects such as German, Social Science and Sanskrit. While many are satisfied with their results, some students are considering appearing for the upcoming improvement exams in May to further enhance their scores,” said Dr. Gita Joshi, principal of Silverline Prestige School, Ghaziabad.
In Gautam Budh Nagar district, at Delhi Public School, Noida, Tanvi Caroli who secured an aggregate of 99.4%, said, “I wasn’t expecting less than 98%. Scoring this much feels like a surprise.”
Rina Singh, principal at the Ramagya School, Sector 50, Noida, which reported its highest aggregate of 99.6%, said that over 51% of students scored above 90%, while 22% students scored above 95%.
At Shiv Nadar School, Noida, the pass percentage stood at 100%, with top scores of 99% secured by Reet Narula and Gauransh Kaul. The school reported 49 students scoring above 90%. The school’s principal, Anju Soni, said, “Their focus, resilience and hard work have brought laurels to the school.”
Trishar Das of Amity International School, Noida, who secured an overall aggregate of 99.6%, said, “I think maintaining a positive mindset during the exam really helped me improve my results.”